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Monday, August 17, 2015

Aaron's Bridge to Somewhere

This is our swamp. I know that when most people brag about their properties or write descriptions for real estate advertisements they don't announce that their yard is bounded on one side by a swamp, but that is the case in our yard, and we embrace it. Except the mosquitoes that fly out of the swamp. We squash those.

This swamp separates us from our neighbor to the west, which happens to be an overgrown empty lot. The lot has been for sale for as long as we have lived in our house, and as far as we know there has never been the slightest bit of interest in purchasing it. We don't really mind having no human neighbors in that quarter - the peace and quiet is nice - but we do have an interest in the property (although not buying). You see, the road our house faces is very busy and isn't a good place for young children to be riding their bikes but the road in front of the empty lot is much quieter and is a wonderful road for riding. Aaron the Engineer decided that it would be fun and practical to build a bridge across the swamp so that the kids could cut through to the side street and ride their bikes in safety.

It took a few weekends, but the bridge is finished now and the kids are enjoying the adventure of using it to go on little roadtrips together.

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What Is Project Day?

Project Day started a few years ago when my sister and I and our kids needed a break from the monotony of winter days. Each week we'd get together and give the kids some sort of structured "project" to do before we let them play together while we drank coffee. The children loved it, and pretty soon I was searching everywhere so that I would have a good project every week, because as my niece pointed out, some projects just "weren't very good."
Since the official "project day" began, projects have taken over my life. In our house there are not chores, there are "Daddy's projects" and "Mommy's projects." There are "painting projects" and "garden projects." In some respects, I see my own life as "God's project." My kids are certainly a project! So, I thought I would share some of these projects (along with the helpful hints of my experience), and maybe motivate you to try a project too.